neil: is that a mandate. >> i don't know, bottom line is that either one of the candidates campaigned with enough specificity to claim they have a mandate, president obama did not win convincingly, in addition, what is amazing 6 billion plus spent, we have a republican house, a democratic senate, and president obama reelected. and super pacs and all. so, president obama is going to have so to extraordinary leadership, he needs to employee a unity approach to governing. neil: we might see that? >> i hop so, that is only way we will get congress, he needs a new economic time, and his skills and int -- intellect to

use the bully pulpit which he has not done so far. neil: what do you think? >> a tax increase. neil: he will claim that is what -- >> he ran, nothing but for confrocontran seption, and a ner issues. neil: republicans go along. >> speaker and minority leader, they will be in bet pore sig, -- better position, when new congress is seated, everyone kicks a character and puts so much on the election. neil: that is their cover. lou: i don't think that john boehner has conservativ!! covert forefront of the republican party. neil: he is their biggest star. lou: he is only man with power. on part of the republican party, period, mitch mcconnell, is a

minority leader of senate that does not approach him, discussion that simpson-bowles it was rejected by this president, and by the republican party, it is not a good plan. people need to understand this. it is not a plan that will be embraced by those who did not want to see higher taxes. the idea of that the president can speak to taxes and say, the president may say he has wanted it but there is no responsibility on part of john bainer to acceperbainer to acce. >> that is best thing to take the lou. this work. it is only backbone approach we've seen. lou: a backbone approach that does resolve the problem. neil: dave?

>> we hava deal with the fiscal abyss. neil: cliff before the abyss. >> but avoid both. >> cliff is december 31. >> correct. neil: how do we get to that. >> first, i think that it is possible to be able to not extend some tax cuts, i would argue not 2% payroll tax cut, 99 weeks is enough for unemployment. neil: upper income tax thing is gone. >> it may have to go. you may have some spending reductions, much less than scheduled right now. lou: a practical matter, those tax cuts are already formulated, they are across the board. you would have to create new legislation that would tax only those of a certain income level. it will not happen free standing. neil: i'm saying, lou, it is a good thing you got your generate or when you did. i want to bring gerri willis in,

he is at romney headquarters in boston. have they spoken yet? >> reporter: i can't answer that question, but crowd here, that has grown in last hour, wants to believe, wants to believe ma karl rove said, just moments ago, he came up, ottoman ter here, speaking about the number of votes about how the republican party could take ohio, mitt romney could take ohio. huge cheer. came up from audience, people came in to the room, came into the room to listen to what was going on. this crowd now very emotional. i just walked through it people watching the television, trying to discern what is happening, that i want to believe their candidate has not lost. we still have no concession from mitt romney's campaign, 9 or hae

we heard they have intention. my colleague next to me carl cameron, he started talking about karl rove's comments, a big cheer went up with the crowd, they wanted to show they are here, and supportive of their candidate. they believe that he should win this election. as moments go by, now it is getting quieter but no less packed this room was set to hold 5,000 people. i think we're pretty much there. they are awaiting to see what happens with this ohio vote, what mitt romney does, neil. neil: all right, jeff flock in ohio with that, what happens now. >> reporter: you know, i've been listening, you know, i have to tell you. karl rove has been wrong on a number of occasions, i have to tell you, based on what i'm looking at, at latest numbers, fresher than what you. have we have 5,000 votes cast. we're now at 49.6 obama, 48.7

romney about a 50,000 vote plurality for obama. counties out there. keya hoaga. that has some votes left, hamilton. there are votes left there lorraine, hamilton county still has votes, they are all trending obama, two that could find that are romney, countries. but, marginal romney counties, there are few votes lif left thi don't see how -- it could get within realm maybe of provisional ballot but to make up a 50,000 vote plurality, if there are into00,0000 -- 200,000

provisional ballots, you have to win them by you do the math. it is hard it make up 50,000 votes. i think it will be a larger margin than that. what all said and done. really great website that the secretary of state put together. enables to us see individual pricincts and counties, that is what i'm basing it on. >> and on the cheap, anyone put a laptop on a chair, tells me you are doing it bare bones. >> the way i love to do it. neil: fbn way, thank you. chris stirewalt there is no point in redigging ohio, it is done, cooked? >> it is done, here is the thing, what karl rove said, was right, but. if -- it could have been right, if romney of the outperforming

here and there but. neil: but made a big dial about early votes, a lot fewer democrats. >> and all that. what we're learning about early voting, is every year that early voting is out there. the patterson spread -- partisan spread shrinks, they are right. lou: the polls were right in part because of a future in early voting that does not get attention, the sooner one votes that people follow their partisan beliefs, and mapes almost reorigi religiously thers little react to changes, they become predictive.

neil: what about early voting phenomenon, do you look at this say, we look at barack obama, headquarters. carl cameron suspects they will chat. but, all thises if you about es if you fuss about early voting, don't remember so many voting so early so often. is that going to be a continued trend? >> i think that parties will want to get out vote, i do agree with lou, a lot of people wear certain color uniforms, whether it is red or blue, they don't want the facts to get in the way, we have a plurality of nonaligned independent voters, both parties lose market share, independence like myself, we're

going up. and i think those will be more principal in criteria base voters, they may not vote as much early, because they don't wear a colors uniform. we'll see. lou: we've seen the -- we discussed -- early vote, has increased exp exponentially ove0 years, because of help america vote act. we have seen it go. >> 16% to 22% to now over a third. and we have to really assess, i would think it would be appropriate for us, to assess whether or not this is smart. what it is doing, sitting in stone, the election, you know, 30% of vote without all of the -- >> and chris stirewalt to that issue with you. if something happens, you already voted if there was a scandal. this early voting combusts the

process. lou: or a hurricane. >> i don't worry so much about partisan votes, they will be cast anyway, scandal or no scandal. neil: in numbers like this. >> yes, they will get higher and higher, my concern is that in -- if you are an incumbent, you love early voting, that is a gaur anture. neil: what if people are annoyed at the time with the incumbent. >> this shortens windoy for challenger to put something out that might change the discussion, if you an incumbent, you want shortest general elect season possible, the least amount of time for challenger to make their points and cases, theyment elect 6 weeks. -- election 6 weeks. lou: this seems that power of

the incumbent, was geometrically increased with the relationship of the national media it is difficult to challenge the administration to speak truth to power as challenger if the national liberal media is not going to hold -- accountable te president of the united states. neil: you think he got a pass. lou: 60 minutes released two pieces of video their interview of 12 of september that was material to our understanding of what happened in benghazi. and what this president was saying and thinking, went 24 hours. it was denied to us by a fueling ing institution organization which by the way conducted interviews

with suzanne rice, declaring it was inskated as a result of a skill i youtube video. -- a silly youtube video. neil: bottom line, to your point, benghazi did not appear on the radar as top 5 issues for voters. judging from our exit polls, economy was number one issue, but a lot think that president got a pass on that as well because they blame more of his predecessor than he. >> well it has been 4 years, there is no question that george w. bush left barack obama a bad hand. but there is also no question we should be doing a lot better than we are right now, there is issue with ohio and that debate. but if romney does not win florida and virginia, it is a moot point. if he does not win both florida

and virginia that say moot point. >> he lost. mitt romney has lost. and as much as i'm sure folks in boston want to feel good, they worked hard, it has been long, mitt romney has been running for 4 years. neil: who is their new rising star. >> paul ryan comes out well. neil: really? >> he did not sizzle. lou: he lost wisconsin. neil: they were not winning wisconsin. >> no way. lou: why would you bridge him on. >> he was -- >> you don't think he was disappointing on the stump. >> he did fine. rubio is going to be there. lou: i'll buy rubio. neil: what about chris christie, lou's friend. >> sorry. i think what chri chris christid with the storm, not just

emprissinembracing the presiden. he is too moderate on social issues for republican base. neil: you say republican party will go hard right? >> no, they are going to go, is going to be younger, more libertarianish. this is a party that will embrace fiscal conservativism. neil: do you agree dave? >> well, i think they will keep with fiscal conservative implement you can't have you know democratic spending policies, and republican tax policies. i mean, fact is that problem is overwhelmingly a spending

problem. both parties have allowed government to grow too big, and promise too much. we need to resou restructture nt we're. >> no one came out as a obvious next contendor. neil: chris, i appreciate you staying on. >> they need me back up stairs. neil: they can go fry an egg, you are here, thank you chris, and break down looks like this. ohio might be a moot point. keep in mind, 4 years ago, he had 265 electoral vote, so, this still good enough for a victory, but not 4 years ago, i can remember, 4 years ago.

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neil: you know what happened. chicago, illinois, they are happy, their guy, president obama. president of u.s. >> very different crowd in boston, massachusets, mitt romney crowd shell shocked. they thought momentum was going their way. the damning truth, polls were by and large right, charles on what the polls were saying. >> well, i want to check up on conversation you had on settic focussing on what happened in ohio, key reasons why this state helped seal president obama's victory, we asked ohio voters, who do you think benefits from

president obama policy? here are answers, 10% said they benefit the rich. small number. look at this, 43%, of exit poll voter say middle class, benefits and 36% said poor benefit. we're getting a class picture. look at income gap in the state of ohio. among those that earned below $100 thousand a year. families, how did they vote. for president obama. by 54%. margin there. and then governor romney trailing with that group. a big group. in ohio 44%. lastly, big issue in ohio, bailout of auto industry, that industry responsible for 1 in 8 jobs in the state, this is what voters who supported bailout in

ohio they overwhelmingly went for president obama. by 75 personally 24% coming in for mitt romney. so, in the issue of ohio, comes down to income. to a bit of class warfare, and controversial auto bailout back in 2009. that president obama did lead at that time. so, the story is coming clear for us. out of ohio. we're looking at other states as well. >> all right. thank you, cheryl. former ceo of apple. what does technology world do tomorrow. with this. will they continue to like him tomorrow. >> weep inventing the future,

that is what america has done for many years now. epit myself by apple but many others as well. i actually have a point to make. if i may, that has to do with way the election seems to be going, i don't hear people talking about is what i think is most serious problem that is a decrease in net cummulative productivity of the american people. only truth measure of wealth of the nation is productivity of the people. we have been in decline for last 4 years, one thing that creates decline in frist we know, -- frist wproductivity that is exce regulation, people working fewer hours, and taxes, this notion of

spreading the wealth does not create any value, it does take moneys from someone's pocket and puts someone else's pocket. that does not solve the problem i would like to see going forward, and president has to focus on, he needs advertisers who understand. fundamental notion before us, we need to focus on doing things that improve american worker productivity. neil: okay, i will say, we probably don't want to hold our breath on that one, but you never know. gil, thank you, steve moore with "wall street journal" is here. i was looking at numbers, democrats picked up a senate seat. >> at least ooe. neil: it looks like up to 3, that happened? >> a lot of republicans did not have very good candidates two imploded, one in indiana and missouri, those 6 months ago we thought would be strong republican seats, you had weak candidates across the board.

asly ac the races, only senate see the that was contested that republicans won of one in nebraska, i may be wrong but, others. neil: was that a pick up. >> the corn husker kickback seat. neil: okay. >> a little bit of coattails, but back to point about the exit polling. it is true that barack obama ran a class division campaign this was his strategy, the economy was not working, he ran against the rich. neil: now you sound like a soar loser. >> no but it is true, that -- >> he ran the table. all -- >> it worked that is the depressing thing, but gil made a good point, that is not the way to grow an economy. lou: the idea that we're going to hear republicans clucking for

days about how stupid this electorate is, i would saw that either republicans learn, if you smarter, communicate it, so people understand it. and fact and i believe gil is wrong. american worker is productive, the american worker puts in more hours than any nation than western europe. we have to talk about the vision, what it was missing from this campaign, presidential contest, are supposed to be about building a national consensus, you can't build one if you don't have two candidates with guts to talk about the issues in a national media that is at least dutiful enough to exact accountability. neil: to your point.

>> not enough truth, leadership or solutions, frankly media is too much about entertainment, not enough about education. i came back from anitional fiscal responsibility tour,. lou: that sounds exciting. >> lou, the result -- nene% of th97% ofpeople, said this shoula pop priority, 8% had confident that current lineup would make real progress in 2003. >> problem is people don't tell the truth, we're in real trouble. we have no those but to do things to grow the economy. >> we had 5 trillion of debt in 4 years, i don't think it showed up in this election. lou: i do not think it did, i do think that part of reason is did

not show up, did not resonate with voters, because we have 23 million people are pain. and republicans were not talking to them, they talked about them, but they didn't talk to them. neil: is there anyone out there that you think could? >> i could think of a couple. i think one reason republicans lost election they lost latino vote, there is no reason republicans should lose latino vote, jeb bush got 58% of latino vote in florida. >> don't say bush. @%u: 51%. >> what about marco rubio? >> a great idea. >> but 51% said that the economy is bush's fault. >> i agree with on you that one. >> jeb bush. >> voters will identify with the name bush. >> mark rubio.

lou: a young untested senator with potential. one of the most effective communicators they heard, but republican party has to have leadership that will develop him, and let him reach his potential. >> what about a business guy running again? did mitt romney -- >> i don't think it had anything to do with it. lou: i think we've done it with ceo presidents. neil: and ceo mayor. lou: i am partial. neil: does that mean that message avoid those guys like playing, a new younger generation of whatever. >> i think that republicans have to turn the page, find someone to reach out to younger voters, republican go better with younger voters but still -- >> what about president obama in a second term.

they are worse for presidents, what about this one? >> actually, high could move to middle. he could learn his lesson from what i think was a disasterrous first term. neil: he has little reason to do that. >> i think he will. neil: why. >> he wants a legacy, and he has shown he is willing to take on his party in certain ways. >> he could do tax reform. neil: you agree. maybe his chance to prove -- a mart man. >> recognize the opportunity. >> for first test is the fiscal cliff. all these thins that expire at end of the year, he is not budging on tax hike for rich. and republicans are not fighting him on it. >> they have t to come up with e best deal they can. lou: can we cra examine that. there is no incentive for john

boehner and republicans to agree on anything. >> let's say they go along with it. what happens to the john boehners and ern else? lou: i think this republican party on a language dry march in -- long dry march into irrelevant. >> okay. lou: that is a cheery thought. you are looking at the cliff you will of that tonight, they have not seize the opportunity that was presented with 33 seats lay lost presidency that is not a way to stay relevant. >> boehner may -- cut a good a deal as he can, a grand bargain, and meaningful spending reduction, in exchange for comp hencive tax reform next year. lou: i have to believe that president obama thinks that

social contract, social insurance contract has been associated. a done deal. the affordable health care act. i don't think he will be open to too much margin. >> it is issue of medicare, medicaid and social security. neil: but his idea is raising taxes on upper income. >> you know that i think everyone even barack obama agrees we can't go forward with this corporate tax. >> he offered to cut that. but i mean, as far as the waiting to rich paying that will we see more. >> there are ways to get there, i think that president is mistaken, wants to add-on new tax rates, that is let thing we want to do -- last thing we want to do, we need to do in my view, we need more people paying income tax under a more progressive tax structure.

we -- >> i, agree. i'm optimistic. i don't see the appetite. >> i think that republicans at this point should come out in favor of the sequester next year, we have to do the spending cuts. neil: good lord. >> we have to cut spending. neil: we'll take a quick break here. barack obama reelected, democrats pick up 2 seat in u.s. senate, things are even steven in the house, but everybody of government is the same as it was before. which leads to us believe we have been spending a long night to keep things just as they were. this woman is okay with it she might have been one of those approved at marijuana. bottom line, two states did not go along with that, arkansas did not go along with that and what

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years ago, it was more than enough for barack obama to claim victory. welcome back. sandra smith on the breakdown of what happened. >> well, we have three states that have not been called. a couple a battleground states, virginia and florida. as we take a look at the state of florida, a key areas have already been declared by president obama. tampa orlando and miami. we still wait for an actual call. virginia, the other battleground state that has yet to be called. still waiting on the announcement. that being said, bit of a recap. we are watching the key philadelphia area and the surrounding suburbs. lots of blue. that is really what won it for president obama in that state. coaches to the west in the state of ohio where we told you cincinnati and columbus with a key spots, the key counties

around those areas to watch. president obama early in the evening took those counties, very key to winning ohio. that state has now been declared . president obama's favre, but if you work your way up to wisconsin, michigan, the only surprise was going in north carolina. but if you look at his home state, michigan, president obama his father was a popular governor. right next door depaul ryan. wisconsin. you can see, the race. easily won. by the way, three states now declared, but if you go all the way west, colorado and nevada, that is how they did it. neil: it's interesting. on the health care, that doesn't change. it with a more emboldened,

democratic senate everything stays. so in all the surveys, people like the health care. all of the jawboning about it now was standing in surprises to come next year in the year after , they liked it. >> and it is unbelievable. you just look at the key battleground states. north carolina, the only romney surprise. we were just talking about the green room. they did not target well enough. so it is a big night. neil: indeed. now what happens, the energy front, although the issues are beginning to run up on the prospect of the possibility of a round victory, that is not the case. what now? >> well, i think we will see a repeat in the next three or four

years of well we saw the first three years of the obama administration. the nation's energy future will basically go into hibernation because the regulation, the epa in particular will attack hydraulic fracturing which has been a boon to the oil and gas industry on state land and permits, not federal lands, and that think we will see a retrenchment of the oil business, the natural gas business because the regulations will be stiffened such that the environmental protection agency becomes the primary agency to allow whale and gas drilling through hydraulic fracturing. will we have seen on the east coast in the last few days with the chaos of gas lines, the chaos of not enough supply for the demand, get ready. by the end of the obama administration in is not 20 million people in the new york metropolitan area struggling for gas supply. it could well be 300 million

people in the united states of america struggling for gasoline supply because there will be an alternative. if we cut back through regulation on what's possible, which is exactly what the president tried to do in the first three years until the election year came along and then he created this all of the above mentioned that he was supportive of all forms of energy, it's not point to happen in addition on the tax front he is going to hold out very hard-nosed for higher taxes on all companies which will send the oil companies looking for projects outside this country where they are invited to invest, whereas in this country it is made more difficult. i'm not optimistic. neil: i did not understand everything, but you do seem upset. if he is right, that would mean for the rail and gas industry, better opportunities abroad. >> you know, i agree with a lot

of what he said, but i'm not quite as pessimistic. see you guys know what industry has created the most jobs? whalen gas. that is our future. so much natural gas. neil: as the white house now that? >> i think they came around to that. listing to barack obama the last couple of debates, he sounded much more pro whalen guessed that he had been in his first four years. but he will build the keystone pipeline. neil: the unions would like that. >> that's part of the deal. you know, again, with all due respects to john, i believe oil companies are going to go or the royal and the guest says. >> what it's here. >> that's exactly my point. neil: get it from here and give it to china. >> we are right now exporting increasing amounts of petroleum

products and will continue to do so. this president, then ideologue, statist, not a full. he is going to have to accommodate on certain issues. among some of the energy. neil: on energy. the keystone thing. >> that is a small part of this. symbolic in the borden, but the reality is what will he do with fracking, drilling and exploiting the immense i'll. >> she has a big problem, as you know, with his environmental as bobby because they hate hydraulic fracturing. neil: he does not have to answer to anyone except michele. and we all understand how that works. >> back to smoking and have peace. neil: we understand it is possible the president and the governor have chatted on the

phone. we are told that was -- it wasn't like we had four years ago where they tracked down numbers. they have that. mccall was imminent. that was about half an hour ago. i might be right on when it's over here. the election ended an hour ago, but it might end by the time each of them have their respective come as to each other for those of you just joined us of let's say you were briefly in this marijuana count, the president has been reelected. mitt romney is going back to at -- visit new hampshire? all right. albright. we are told that 1255 mitt romney is calling to speak. and it will be over. twice he has run for the brass ring. the second time looked like he was just within a breath.

not to be. so another ten minutes we hear from him. soon after that the president of the united states, when he addresses better angels to lose up? well, i disagree with lou. you know, hope does, as they say, spring eternal. this particular crowd in boston does not seem hopeful. not at all. ♪ @7

♪ neil: all right. mitt romney in boston. they will hear their iraq concede this presidential election to the president of the united states shortly. liz claman doing yeoman's work and nasdaq in times square. how are things looking there? >> it is so quiet. they closed the dumpling truck. what does that tell you? not a lot of business for rickshaw a dumpling trucks. i have the falloff of guy open to the left.

they have some barriers put up. really as you can see, a few cheers here and there. it was rather poignant. people walking with pictures of barack obama that were framed. very happy that he had one. i saw a few supporters looking dejected. still waiting. just a few minutes. governor romney will announce or at least concede his speech. you will have that, but as you can see, not as thick crowd. i got a hot one for you right here to. neil: great job. i think i'm going to get sued for the remark. i might as well. everyone stand in line. really. very good job. you been doing since the crack of dawn. great job. it might seem like a hectic @%me, but nothing like it was four years ago. re-elect.

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♪ neil: all right. we year from ed henry that governor romney has called the president to concede. as we wait. joining us now for mitt romney to concede.

>> i think the recriminations we will start right away. this was an election, let's face it, the highest unemployment since franklin roosevelt. nice said on your show many times, this is romney's campaign to lose. he had 1,000,000,090 minute campaign appearance in the first debate. they met at a critical mistake. third debate. there is want -- no contrast. we are going to have olivia after words, these discussions, -- neil: they will only be discussed in the house. >> somebody, they will, after this report. >> i don't think you should hold your breath. >> and not. in fact, look. obama had a good feel the organization. they delivered a debt of nine. so far they delivered a kent -- everyone of that swing states.

the republicans -- when you look at the exit poll, democratic does his motives are, when you look at the question on big government versus less government, it's almost a ten-point margin. neil: how did all these guys get it so long? >> they made an estimate that it was still moving romney's light. neil: to you think it was? >> i thought he had the lead then. neil: to you think sandy disrupted that? >> it disrupted it, and that's the problem about having the libya counter narrative. the president on the defensive. as i said before, he took a dive. they decided they can win it without doing. let me tell you one thing about president to politics. never play it safe. neil: especially if you're the challenger. >> but even the incumbent. obama learned that, but for a

challenger to hold the ball and do what they did. and they waited for months. if you're going to be obama you needed to thoroughly convinced blue-collar democrats that the problem romney had was twofold. republicans waited too late. secondly, romney himself. neil: may romney now addressing. he has called the president's, conceded the election. he was so close. the first debate, it look like he was on his way to becoming the 44th president. did not happen. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters in his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but

particularly the president, first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america, and i pray that the president will be successful in getting our nation. [applause] i want to thank paul ryan for all that he has done for our campaign. [applause] and for our country. the signs my wife, paul was the best price i've ever made. [applause] and i trust in his intellect and hard work and commitment to principle will continue to concerti to the get of our nation. [applause] i also want to think end, love of my life. [applause]

she would have been a wonderful first lady. she has been that and more to me and to our family and to the many people that she has touched with their compassion and care. i think my sons for their tireless work on behalf of the campaign and their wives and children for taking up the slack that there has been sent dads has been so many weeks away from home. i want to thank matt rose and the democratic campaign. they have made an extraordinary effort, not just for me, but also for the country that we love. and you here tonight and the team across the country, the volunteers, the fund-raisers, donors, surrogates, i don't believe that their has never been an effort in our party that

can compare with what you have done over these past years. thank you so very much. [applause] thank-you for all the work, calls, speeches, appearances, resources, and the paris you gave delete from your cells and performed magnificently . you inspire us and humble less. you have been the very best we could imagine. the nation is at a critical point. at a time like this we cannot rest partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work, and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. reelected our teachers and professors and count on you not just to teach the to inspire our children with a passion for learning in discovery. elected pastors and priests and rabbis and councils of all kinds to testify of the enduring principles upon which our society is built, honesty, charity, integrity, and family.

we look to our parents from the final analysis everything depends on the success of our homes. reelected job creators of all kinds. we are counting on you to invest, hire, step forward. elected democrats and republicans in government at all levels to put the people of the politics. unbelief in america. i believe in the people of america. [applause] i ran for office because i'm concerned about america. this election is over, but our principles and door. i believe that the principles upon wh